Megafauna : giant beasts of Pleistocene South America /
Megafauna : giant beasts of Pleistocene South America /
Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, and Gerardo De Iuliis.
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2012.
- 1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Life of the Past .
- Life of the past. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology and science : what is science? -- Distinguished paleomammalogists -- Geological and ecological history of South America during the Cenozoic era -- North American late Cenozoic faunas -- The Great American Biotic Interchange and Pleistocene habitats in South America -- Bestiary -- Physics of the giants -- General paleoecology -- Extinction.
More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology-how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics.
0253007194 (electronic bk.) 9780253007193 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
477933 MIL 22573/ctt16gkt0j JSTOR
From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago
Mammals, Fossil--South America.
Paleobiology--South America.
Geology, Stratigraphic--Pleistocene.
Mammifères fossiles--Amérique du Sud.
Paléobiologie--Amérique du Sud.
Stratigraphie--Pléistocène.
NATURE--Fossils.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Mammals, Fossil.
Paleobiology.
Pleistocene Geologic Epoch.
South America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QE881 / .M475 2012
569.098
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Paleontology and science : what is science? -- Distinguished paleomammalogists -- Geological and ecological history of South America during the Cenozoic era -- North American late Cenozoic faunas -- The Great American Biotic Interchange and Pleistocene habitats in South America -- Bestiary -- Physics of the giants -- General paleoecology -- Extinction.
More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans. It places these giants within the context of the other mammals then alive, describing their paleobiology-how they walked; how much they weighed; their diets, behavior, biomechanics.
0253007194 (electronic bk.) 9780253007193 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
477933 MIL 22573/ctt16gkt0j JSTOR
From 10 thousand to 2 million years ago
Mammals, Fossil--South America.
Paleobiology--South America.
Geology, Stratigraphic--Pleistocene.
Mammifères fossiles--Amérique du Sud.
Paléobiologie--Amérique du Sud.
Stratigraphie--Pléistocène.
NATURE--Fossils.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--Mammals.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Mammals, Fossil.
Paleobiology.
Pleistocene Geologic Epoch.
South America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QE881 / .M475 2012
569.098